Sunday, May 6, 2012

Retreat Report

I just got back from the weekend Retreat at Bakers Narrows Lodge and had a great time. My favorite part was meeting quilters that I had never meet before. Lots of laughs, good food, great conversations...and a little bit of quilting! You can check out our guild's blog post on the retreat here. Sandra took some great pictures.

We all set up our machines in the lodge's log cabin Great Hall and had our meals here too. It was so nice to not have to cook or do dishes!

The inside had nice high ceiling and a large stone fireplace. The lighting was not the best so next time we will all bring our own little desk lamps.

I was able to finish piecing one of my projects. I had to use my 'design wall' to layout my blocks as space was at a premium. It is just an inexpensive vinyl tablecloth with a flannel-like backing and the fabric blocks stick to the backing very well. This picture was taken before I sewed all the blocks together...I didn't get a picture of it sewn together but it is done.. honest :)

I also started my second project this morning but didn't have enough time to get all the block together.

Here is the little cabin I slept in.

And here is the view from the Hall looking out onto Lake Athapapuskow. You can see just a little ice left in this area of the lake.

Before I left on Friday I was able to get a few good shots of the loons in our bay on Schist Lake. They finally started to cooperate and let me take their picture.

I also took two videos with my camera so the quality and sound are not the best as it was windy out.

There were three loons...and this time of year three is a crowd!

I loaded my videos onto YouTube to improve the quality, much better now.

Hi Kathy! Great videos of the Loons, and yes, I think three was a crowd! LOL! They certainly were putting on quite a performance, you really captured it well. You live in such a beautiful part of our country. Just gorgeous!

What a lovely retreat you had, and such a great turnout by the looks of it. Super idea for design wall away from home or even to use at home. Really pretty quilt top. How are you going to quilt it? Looking forward to seeing more!Linda in Cooks Creek, MB

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I have been quilting for over 25 years and have turned my passion for quilting into a home business. Tamarack Shack Longarm Quilting opened it's doors January 2009 on the shores of Schist Lake in Northern Manitoba. I have recently moved to Emo, ON and looking forward to discovering all the beauty of the area and meeting new quilters.
This blog is where I share photos of my quilts as well as my clients quilts. I design quilting patterns with my friend Lori Suss and we call our pattern company Highway 10 Designs. I also enjoy nature photography and try to combine my two passions of quilting and photography in my blog posts.
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